种子

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 农民把种子撒在田里。▶ —
   The farmer sows the seeds in the field.
2. 这些种子很快就发芽了。▶ —
   These seeds sprouted quickly.

Collocations

Mnemonic

种 zhǒng "seed" + 子 zi (a suffix): a plant seed. 种 is a multi-reading character (zhǒng "seed/kind" / zhòng "to plant"); in 种子 it reads zhǒng. It has the grain radical 禾. 种子发芽 = seeds sprout.

Related

Quick check

1. How is 种 read in 种子?

   • zhǒng (seed/kind)
   • zhòng (to plant)
   • chóng (insect)
   • zhōng (middle)